The Latest Breaking News from World Cup

Morocco’s Benzina becomes the first senior-level Women’s World Cup player to compete in hijab

Morocco defender Nouhaila Benzina has made history as the first player to wear a hijab while competing at a senior-level Women’s World Cup

The Independent UK · Jul 30, 2023

India vs West Indies, 2nd ODI: Disappointing, but many things to learn, says Hardik Pandya

India's stand-in skipper Hardik Pandya voiced his dismay at the batting performance of his team as the West Indies successfully chased down a modest target of 182 to win by six wickets in Barbados and level the three-match series at 1-1.

The Times of India · Jul 30, 2023

Clock ticks louder for Eddie Jones’s Wallabies after defeat to All Blacks

Australia’s coach can draw hope from a hot half hour at the MCG when they led the Bledisloe Cup Test but time is running out with the World Cup looming

The Guardian - AU · Jul 30, 2023

2nd ODI: India's World Cup aspirants struggle as West Indies level series

NEW DELHI: The batting audition of India's World Cup aspirants did not go as planned on a bouncy track at the Kensington Oval. Hosts West Indies levelled the three-match series 1-1 with a convincing six-wicket victory over India in the second ODI on Saturday.

The Times of India · Jul 29, 2023

Jack van Poortvliet: ‘There are things I can learn from Youngs and Care’

Scrum-half grew up watching England’s Ben Youngs and Danny Care – now he goes up against them for a World Cup starting spot

The Guardian - UK · Jul 29, 2023

Doug Watson coy on Scotland cricket future despite 'incredible experience'

There is no rest for the wicked and seemingly not for interim cricket head coaches either.

The National (Scotland) · Jul 29, 2023

Ex-Matildas coach Alen Stajcic is taking the Philippines to new heights

The Filipinas’ first World Cup win was a decade in the making – but the team’s rise has picked up speed since the Australian arrived

The Guardian - AU · Jul 29, 2023

Dawn Scott: the sports scientist shaking up women’s football performance

Described by one USA player as the ‘secret to everything’, the performance expert says female health needs more focus as the game grows

The Guardian - AU · Jul 29, 2023

Mentor makes difference as England pushed by Malawi at Netball World Cup

England laboured at times on their way to beating Malawi 62-39 in Pool B, but eight unanswered goals from 29-20 proved telling

The Guardian - UK · Jul 29, 2023

‘We started it all’: The first Football Ferns are still fighting to tell story

While much has changed since New Zealand won the Women’s Asian Cup in 1975, their triumph remains largely unrecognised

The Guardian - UK · Jul 29, 2023